Chapter 85 Lying Down on Your Own

Two days quickly passed.

During this time, the internet celebrities who had framed Chu Yuxuan were suffering immensely. In addition to facing online abuse and police summons, they had to worry about the threatening legal letters from Qingya Media. The compensation amounts were not only legal but outrageously high.

The account of Xiao Zejiang, who had millions of followers, was banned. Over the past two days, he had switched to several new accounts, constantly posting apology videos and playing the victim. He claimed his depression had worsened, his address had been leaked, and he was being harassed. However, netizens were no longer buying his excuses; they were eager to confront him personally and spit in his face.

As for Qinglu, opinions were mixed. However, some of her photos had leaked online early this morning.

Without a doubt, it was Chu Yuxuan's doing. The lesson was minor, but the main purpose was to create a false impression that Jin Tianliang was still alive, otherwise, with Gao Ning, Xia Zhu's agent, and Jin Tianliang all mysteriously disappearing, her sister would definitely be relentless in pursuing him.

President Jin was still missing, as if he had evaporated, and had not contacted the Gao family. Gao Zhensheng, meanwhile, spent every day searching for his son. Although he suspected that Chu Xiaotian had taken his son, the Chu family's second branch firmly and confidently assured him that the old man wasn't involved with Chu Yuxuan at all and was wholly focused on finding solutions for Chu Zhijing.

This deeply troubled Gao Zhensheng. If the suspected parties hadn't acted, could it be Chu Yuxuan? How could this dandy possibly have such great ability to make a living person disappear without a trace? Furthermore, if the Chu family was indeed retaliating against the Gao family, why target Gao Ning and not him?

Gao Zhensheng grew increasingly confused, even speculating that President Jin might have taken Gao Ning and intended to use him to coerce him into action. However, when he tried to contact President Jin, the phone number had become invalid.

Had he really made a mess of things and fled?

In fact, President Jin, whom Gao Zhensheng and Chu Yuxuan were desperately searching for, was currently hiding in a very secretive location in Jiangcheng.

It was noon when President Jin had just finished his meal. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, and a woman's voice came from outside: "Open the door."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, President Jin became excited and quickly got up to open the door.

The door creaked open to reveal a seductive woman, her age indeterminate, appearing to be around thirty but possibly in her forties with excellent maintenance.

"Si Si! You finally came!" President Jin's face lit up with adoration, staring at the woman for a while before bowing slightly and saying, "Come in quickly!"

The woman, called "Si Si," slightly raised her lips, showing no intention of entering. She said, "Brother Jin, I'm a bit disappointed this time."

The smile on President Jin's face suddenly vanished. He lowered his head in guilt and said, "I'm sorry, Si Si. I messed up. I don't know who is sabotaging our plan…"

The woman sighed and said, "In the end, it's still because you're useless."

President Jin swallowed and looked like a scolded puppy. He said, "Si Si, I've made you angry again. I'm sorry… But Chu Zhijing is doomed this time! With so much evidence, he's bound to face…"

Before he could finish, the woman interrupted, "Wake up. Chu Zhijing will be out before midnight."

"What?!" President Jin was shocked and disbelieving. "How is that possible? The evidence was gathered by his sister over many years!"

"As far as I know, he had long prepared a scapegoat. This time, not only can he clear his name, but he can also use it against his sister!" The woman sighed again, "Ah, Chu Zhijing, haha."

President Jin's frown deepened, and his face showed an inexplicable mix of jealousy and resentment. He clenched his fists and angrily struck the door, grinding his teeth and saying, "Si Si, give me one more chance, and I will definitely deal with him!"

The woman smiled wickedly, placing a delicate hand on President Jin's face, her voice full of allure. "Brother Jin, you've always said you're willing to give everything for me, even your life. Is that true?"

Without hesitation, President Jin nodded. "My sincerity to you is as enduring as the sun and moon!"

The woman stepped forward, leaning against President Jin, her lips close to his ear, whispering sweetly. "Brother Jin, you're so good. Haha. Then, help me keep this secret."

At ten o'clock that night, Chu Yuxuan was sitting on the sofa reading a book when the second brother suddenly called.

"Big Brother, I just received news that the one named Jin is dead!"

Chu Yuxuan straightened up immediately, "What?"

The second brother replied, "He jumped off a building an hour ago. His body is now at the criminal police team."

Chu Yuxuan's expression turned serious. This news was a shock.

All his efforts to deal with Chu Zhijing, and now this person just died unexpectedly?

It seemed that President Jin was merely a pawn, with someone else pulling the strings behind the scenes!

But there was no reason to discard this piece now!

While he was pondering, Chu Zhijing called unexpectedly.

Chu Yuxuan was startled and quickly answered, "You're out?"

"Hmm… Son, did you miss your father?" Chu Zhijing's voice was light and relaxed.

Chu Yuxuan wasn't in the mood for jokes and asked, "When did you get out?"

"Hehe, just now…" Chu Zhijing said, "I'll send you a location. Come over now…"

Chu Yuxuan was suspicious, "Are you planning to act against the second branch?"

"No, no, why target her? Hmm… Seems like you know she's involved, right? Hehe… Leave her for now; she'll be useful later, and besides, your grandfather will protect her. It's meaningless."

Chu Yuxuan said nothing more and hung up.

A frightening guess immediately occurred to him—The people behind President Jin must have known in advance that Chu Zhijing would be fine, and killed President Jin to prevent him from being found by Chu Zhijing!

Who were these people behind him? How could they have such accurate information? They were definitely not to be underestimated!

This was a question to be asked directly to Chu Zhijing. However, there was still something urgent to do—since the fish he was trying to catch was dead, Gao Zhensheng, the bait, was no longer useful.

In the Gao family villa, Gao's mother was frantically packing, preparing to flee. The driver stood outside the gate, vigilantly scanning the surroundings. Gao Zhensheng, looking panicked, paced back and forth in the living room while on the phone with the Chu family's second branch. Clearly, he knew Chu Zhijing had been cleared of charges, and as the saying goes, "When disaster strikes, each person for themselves." The second branch was no longer concerned about him.

The two were angrily cursing each other over the phone when suddenly, the call was cut off.

Gao Zhensheng thought the old widow had hung up, but looking at the phone screen, he saw it was inexplicably out of service.

Not only the phone but also the TV in the living room had lost its network!

Gao Zhensheng felt something was wrong. He faintly heard a buzzing sound and looked out the window to see a small drone hovering in the air, its body flashing red lights.

"Xiao Du! What's with that drone?"

Gao Zhensheng called his driver, and the next moment, a man with an expressionless face walked in. He was carrying a briefcase in one hand and dragging the already lifeless driver with the other, throwing him on the floor.

"Ah!"

Gao's mother was so frightened she collapsed on the stairs, screaming continuously.

Gao Zhensheng involuntarily took a few steps back, trembling, and asked, "Y-You… who are you?"

The fourth brother, unhurried, opened the briefcase, took out a roll of plastic, and spread it out in the center of the living room.

With an expressionless face, he said, "How dare you mess with the Chu family? My older brother said he actually gave you a chance, but you took it too far."

The fourth brother pointed at the plastic sheet on the floor and calmly said, "Come over, and lie down on it yourself."